Kevin Kolman's Chicago-Style Hot Dogs

Photo by John Kernick

Photo by John Kernick

Aficionados of the Chicago-style hot dog insist on an all-beef frankfurter on a poppy seed bun topped with sport peppers, a dill pickle spear, diced onion, tomato slices, fluorescent-green sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard and a dusting of celery salt—no substitutions and no additions allowed. We heard about a guy who once tried adding ketchup. Let’s just say he didn’t suggest it again.